Derek Chauvin Sentenced To More Than 20 Years In Prison For Murder Of George Floyd

<div id="5668ae6ee4b0b5e26955d6a6" style="position:relative; width: 100%; height: 0px; padding-bottom: 56.25%; background: url('https://cdn.vidible.tv/prod/2021-06/25/60d63773671aa54b253ffa63/60d637af5b2abc2abbc5ea18_o_U_v1.jpg') center/cover;" data-placeholder="//img.vidible.tv/prod/2021-06/25/60d63773671aa54b253ffa63/60d637af5b2abc2abbc5ea18_o_U_v1.jpg?w=1600&amp;h=900&amp;q=60"><div class="vdb_player vdb_5668ae6ee4b0b5e26955d6a656000e19e4b0e4e194b84b31" vdb_params="m.loadingplaceholder=1&amp;m.timeline_preview_shape=rectangle&amp;m.embeded=cms_video_plugin_us-athena.buzzfeed.com&amp;m.sitesection=news&amp;m.timeline_preview_border=3&amp;m.fwkeyvalues=sponsorship%3DSPONSORSHIP_NAME&amp;m.fwsitesection=composer" style="position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0;"><script type="text/javascript" src="https://delivery.vidible.tv/jsonp/pid=5668ae6ee4b0b5e26955d6a6/vid=60d63773671aa54b253ffa63/56000e19e4b0e4e194b84b31.js?m.loadingplaceholder=1&amp;m.timeline_preview_shape=rectangle&amp;m.embeded=cms_video_plugin_us-athena.buzzfeed.com&amp;m.sitesection=news&amp;m.timeline_preview_border=3"></script></div></div><div class="content-list-component text"><p>A Minnesota judge sentenced former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on<strong>&nbsp;</strong>Friday to 22.5 years in prison for the May 2020 murder of George Floyd.</p><p>He is also banned from possessing firearms, ammunition or explosives for the remainder of his life.</p><p>&ldquo;Part of the mission of the Minneapolis Police Department is to give citizens &lsquo;voice and respect,&rsquo;&rdquo; wrote Judge Peter Cahill in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mncourts.gov/mncourtsgov/media/High-Profile-Cases/27-CR-20-12646/MCRO_27-CR-20-12646_Sentenci